When it comes to volcanoes, size isn't everything. That's according to a new study, which has found that even relatively small eruptions have the potential to cause far more global disruption than ...

Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, killed more than 30,000 people when it erupted in 1883. One might assume that volcanic debris posed the major threat, yet many of the victims died from a ...

Mount Etna’s ancient eruptions followed radically different paths, with some magma lingering near the surface for weeks while other magma raced upward from nearly 30 kilometers deep in just hours.

A Caribbean volcano responsible for one of the deadliest eruptions in history has shown a spike in seismic activity, sparking concerns that it could potentially blow again. Situated on the Caribbean ...

Albay province sits in the shadow of the most active volcano in the Philippines, and since January 2026, Mount Mayon has been reminding everyone why. Rockfalls rumble down its flanks. Sulfur dioxide ...

A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as ash drifted across ...

Learn more about Kīlauea's 48th eruption episode that took place on June 1, 2026, and why it broke a record. Kīlauea has experienced another eruption episode — and this one is for the record books.